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gbelter's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
logankrawchyk25's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
informative
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
agentnk_'s review against another edition
4.0
As with all of his novels, Red Storm Rising displays Tom's accurate knowledge of the military, politics, and foreign relations. Even though written in the 80s, this book still rings true with how complex and intricate a modern world war would be
buttcord's review
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
rhoadesd20's review against another edition
I don't know enough about modern military tactics/jargon/equipment for it to really mean anything to me because the book is all military engagements. For those who do understand it, I can see why they would like it
d_myers's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
bobbyd329's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
midc0ast's review against another edition
5.0
Clancy at his best. I much prefer this style to many of his Ryan books. The global reach and variety of characters is superb
lmmountford's review against another edition
2.0
To say i was disappointed would be an understatement. Now I'm going to try and be fair, this was written in 86 after all and the cold war still had some chill in it, so if i was 50-70 this would probably be a cracking read, or if i was an American i'd love it. This is really just a slightly reimagined world war 2 that basically features NATO being 90% American and the Russians (sometimes they are refered to as soviets but all the reds are Russian) taking the role as Germany.
Now to start off with the positive, there was plenty of action war scenes. That's about it.
There is no real central characters, just names with little back story who'll you'll forget with a turn of the page. As i said the story is mostly just key events of ww2 rewritten. And, of course, as this is Tom Clancy, the story features prominently American characters to such an extent i wonder why he even bothered to call the forces NATO.
Now to start off with the positive, there was plenty of action war scenes. That's about it.
There is no real central characters, just names with little back story who'll you'll forget with a turn of the page. As i said the story is mostly just key events of ww2 rewritten. And, of course, as this is Tom Clancy, the story features prominently American characters to such an extent i wonder why he even bothered to call the forces NATO.